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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A ban on leggings? I think not.

This is the lovely topic my afternoon got to consist of: people's ignorance.

"The way women dress nowadays; they are just asking for it."

As someone who dresses conservatively, I have never had to think about the effects my clothing has on people. I do, however, know that a low-cut top can get me more attention and I know that certain people enjoy a tight pair of pants, but I do not assume that wearing such things is the green light for someone to have sex with me.

Today, the pant of choice for women is leggings/yoga pants/stretch pants. Women leave nothing to the imagination in these form-fitting, anatomy-showing pieces of fabric. I am not saying that I want to do away with stretch pants. Such words would surely exile me from planet Earth. I just know that girls could physically show their asses with no leggings on and not be asking for rape. Attention? Sure. The wrong kind of attention? Sure again. Rape? Never.

There is no excuse for rape. Whether you are drunk at a party or stark naked in the middle of Grand Central Station. To insinuate that any woman does that with the clothes she wears or even the things she says is ludicrous. Rape is never warranted. It is never welcomed and it is never okay.

I would love to know how anyone could possibly think so.

I usually welcome a difference in opinion as it offers unique perspective and keeps us all from being total sheep; however, if you disagree with this, you can just delete me.

No means no. No matter the situation and no matter what a person may be wearing. You don't take things from people. Especially not innocence.